Franklin Aldermen Meeting Agenda: 12/03/2012

Here is the meeting agenda for the meeting of the Franklin Town Board of Aldermen that is scheduled to begin Monday night at 6pm in the town hall at 95 East Main Street. I suspect that we haven't heard the last of the communication problems from this building that have taken up all or a portion of the last few meetings... Agenda Packet 12-3-12 Video of the last two meetings of the Town Board of Aldermen: ...

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Music Monday on a Friday: The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music 1685-1928

Here is a video by Old Music Library of what they've called "The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music 1685-1928" and it is over ten hours long...so sit back and enjoy!!! I've added a playlist of the first 80 pieces below the video. The uploader did not post 81-100 in their playlist information. 00:00:00 [1] - R. Strauss / Also Sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare 00:01:37 [2] - Mahler / Symphony No. 5 - Adagietto 00:11:26 [3]...

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Photos of the International Space Station Over Franklin, NC

The International Space Station passed over western North Carolina shortly before 6:30 am and here are a couple of photos I took of the event. The above photo is an annotated version of the photo below that I took as the International Space Station slid toward the eastern horizon this morning. Note: You can click on all the images in this article to see larger versions. And here is the ISS passing between me and the Ursa Major (Big Dipper)...

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Winter Weather Awareness Week Topic: NOAA Weather Radio

This week is Winter Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina and I would like to focus on the NOAA Weather Radio as a tool to alert people to potentially severe weather. Unlike outdoor sirens, all-hazards radios save lives by alerting people who are indoors when severe weather approaches. They can also alert people in homes, schools and businesses to other types of emergencies. These radios provide constant, useful and up-to-date weather information....

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Another Macon County Sunset

I took this shot last night while waiting at the light next to Knight's Inn on East Main Street and the Sylva Road through my side view mirror....

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Macon County Planning Board 11-29-2012

The Macon County Planning Board met tonight at the Health Department to continue discussions on changes to the Subdivision Ordinance. The video above is of the entire meeting. The Planning Board members will be having a Christmas Dinner on December 4th and the next meeting will be on January 17, 2012 at 4pm to elect officers and handle some mandatory business. In February, the planning board will have their annual joint meeting with the county...

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Franklin Merchants Meet With Town Regarding 'Communication Problems' with Main Street Program

Last night, merchants filled the Franklin Town Hall to discuss with Franklin Aldermen their concerns over a lack of communication with the Main Street Program, a perceived bias against them when they organized events, versus when the town organized events and other grievances. The video above was of the entire meeting. One of my personal observations is that a couple of the Aldermen and perhaps the Main Street Staff do not like the new group,...

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The Smoky Mountain Explorer Trailer

Below is a trailer from the Great Smoky Mountains Association for their new series The Smoky Mountain Explorer. The first episode will feature Clingmans Dome and the Spruce-fir (sic) Forests. ...

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The 2012 Franklin, NC Christmas Parade

Here is video and some photos from this year's Christmas Parade in Franklin, NC. It was a subdued affair because of new rules from the Franklin Chamber of Commerce that limited Fire Departments to one truck per department, no sirens and no throwing of candy. Four of the usual eight departments declined to participate this year. Also of note is that Franklin Fire Department had four trucks instead of one (if you count the '37, their parade truck...

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River Reflections

River Reflections by Bobby Coggins. The Little Tennessee River as seen from the David E Henson Bridge in Franklin, NC....

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A Table of Radios

A table full of radios from the Stone Mountain Hamfest in Lawrenceville, Georgia earlier this month....

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The End

A digital painting I am using to illustrate a story. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend. ...

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Macon County Commissioners 11-20-2012

**11/26/2012** I apologize for the delay in getting these videos posted. The places I normally upload the videos from have been closed until today for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Macon County Commissioners are meeting tonight at 6:30pm and I plan on being there to cover it. You can follow along at Google Plus, or wait a few hours and I'll embed the video at the top of this article. NOVEMBER 20, 2012 - 6:30 P.M. CONTINUED SESSION AGENDA 1....

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Tractor

Photo of a tractor I took recently. This is a test post to see if my tinkering in the background has finally removed the annoying "Add This" buttons from new blog posts....

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Planter and Steps

Planter and Steps by Bobby Coggins...

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Music Monday: Siegmund von Hausegger - Nature Symphony

Composer: Siegmund von Hausegger [Wikipedia] [Siegmund von Hausegger: pan-German Symphonist] [Allmusic] Conductor: Ari Rasilainen [Wikipedia] [Allmusic] Performers: WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln [Web] WDR Rundfunkchor Koeln [Web] More information: Conducted by Ari Rasilainen with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln and the WDR Rundfunkchor Koeln. Paintng Info - "Fantasy Landscape" by ~juananibalcanto on deviantart. I. Gehalten un mit Dehnung...

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All About Android Episode 85

Hosts: Jason Howell, Eileen Rivera and Ron RichardsNexus sells out, Droid DNA, Apple and HTC make up, movie themed games, and more.Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/aaa.We invite you to check out the full show notes for today's episode here. Running time: 1:22:01 For even more fun tech shows, please visit Twit TV. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript';...

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Macon County Commissioners 11-13-2012

**3.56am** Here is Part 1 of 3 2 of last night's meeting. I had camera problems and had to split the video of the meeting into three two parts. I will embed the other video below this one later today as I finish them: **8.86am** Here is Part 2 of 2 of last night's meeting. The Macon County Commissioners will be meeting tonight at 6pm. I plan on being there to video the meeting and cover it nearly live on Google Plus. I will embed the video...

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2012 Veterans Day Parade in Franklin, NC

Here are some photos of the Veterans Day observance in Franklin, NC that took place yesterday on Main Street. I also have video of the parade. The video of the keynote was interrupted by a camera malfunction, so there won't be a video of that part of the ceremony. I apologize for that. I may have to take up a collection to replace my video camera. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript';...

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Linux Action Show: s24e05

It's been a while since I've posted a show from Jupiter Broadcasting, so I'll correct that error right now... We go hands on with the Steam for Linux beta, look at the big picture, cover the beta lockout workaround, and a timeline from rumors to launch! Plus our observations and thoughts from our tests. Then: The good news for Nvidia users, a new Linux tablet, a big batch of your emails... AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action...

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Thank You Veterans

THANK YOU VETERANS ...for stepping forward when others step back ...for placing yourself between us and danger ...for serving our country ...for protecting our freedoms ---The American People (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po,...

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